 Toe and camber guages, any experience (s)?? |
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| qa1142 |
 Jun 21 2005, 02:44 PM
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Whiplash  Group: Members Posts: 1,514 Joined: 1-June 04 From: Lake Zurich, Illinois Member No.: 2,140  |
looking at toe or toe and caster guages for my cars. Any one have experience with Longacre tools, smart racing products or pole postition
http://www.polepositionrp.com/CHASSIS%20SE...GAUGES.htm#9100 Cheapest is JC Whitney toe guage $38 Pole postion does both for about $200 advanced racing - http://www.advancedracing.com/ has string based toe unit for $80 Longacre has $55 toe solution. Anyone have any experience? |
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| redshift |
Jun 21 2005, 02:48 PM
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Bless the Hell out of you! Group: Members Posts: 10,926 Joined: 29-June 03 Member No.: 869 |
You can do it with common tools.... hold on... is it Pelican that has the tech thingy?
By John Rogers (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif) http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/h...home_toe_in.htm M |
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| qa1142 |
Jun 21 2005, 02:53 PM
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Whiplash Group: Members Posts: 1,514 Joined: 1-June 04 From: Lake Zurich, Illinois Member No.: 2,140 |
yes, saw this, I don't have 2 18"X24" 40 guage aluminum laying around. Local hardware has steel (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif)
This system would lay against tire not on the rim. That is what I like about pole position fast trak system. I can use these on rear wheels too when I do the rear control arms |
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| TimT |
Jun 21 2005, 03:12 PM
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retired Group: Members Posts: 4,033 Joined: 18-February 03 From: Wantagh, NY Member No.: 313 |
I have a smart race camber gauge it works well, and I set toe with a set of toe plates
10"x24" alum with a bevel bent about 1" in top and botton, and a some slots that recieve a steel tape. thats the trackside stuff.. have a 4 wheel alignment machine at the shop. |
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| anthony |
Jun 21 2005, 03:53 PM
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2270 club Group: Benefactors Posts: 3,107 Joined: 1-February 03 From: SF Bay Area, CA Member No.: 218  |
You can get the same digital leveling unit as the SmartCamber uses at Amazon for $85. It's called a SmartTool:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detai...l/-/B0000225AL/ On a 5 lug Fuch, you can take the center cap off and put the gauge right on the wheel. Or, one could easily attach the gauge to a straight piece of aluminum if you wanted to measure from rim edge to rim edge. Or buy the SmartCamber for $200 if you want a fancy $115 bracket. You can easily measure toe with two thumb tacks, two plumb weights and a tape measure. One of the measuring tools may make it easier though. |
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